Williamite Wars

The Williamite War 1689-91(1:1)

Harman Murtagh CAUSES The British Factor The war occurred as a result of the fusion of a number of interrelated factors – British, European and Irish. The British factor was the attempt by King James II to use Ireland as a stepping stone to recover the throne he had lost to William of Orange, in … Read more

Sources in the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (1:1)

Trevor Parkhill The documentary evidence in PRONI reflects the European context of the war in Ireland. For example, a letter in September 1690 from William to his cousin, Frederick III, Elector of Brandenberg, outlines his anxiety to be finished with business in Ireland and to return to Europe as quickly as possible: and although I … Read more